FNUS72 KTBW 111238 FWSTBW SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOM GS5A...DIVISION OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 738 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...EXPECTING HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT AROUND NOON TODAY THEN STAY BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT THROUGH 6 PM. WINDS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 15 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE MORNING THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM OUR REGION. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY............. CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER TYPE.... NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PRECIP (%).. 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............ 42 53 59 65 63 HUMIDITY........ 67 41 30 25 26 20 FT WIND...... NW 8 NW 15 NW 15 NW 13 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).... 200 2500 3300 3900 3600 TRANSPORT WIND.. N 14 NW 22 NW 20 NW 16 NW 17 DISPERSION...... 15 49 50 58 59 LAL............. 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM ----------------------------------------------------------------- SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST CHC PRECIP (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............56 52 48 44 40 36 HUMIDITY........37 46 58 65 73 82 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 5 W 1 W 1 W 1 NW 0 20 FT WIND GUST.15 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 200 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 18 NW 14 NW 6 NW 5 N 5 NE 5 DISPERSION......45 6 3 2 2 2 LVORI...........3 2 3 3 3 5 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........20-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JILLSON REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY PETELLAT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110311.CROOM.02/TBW